Mascara is used to darken, lengthen, thicken, or draw attention to the eyelashes. It is available in natural colors such as brown and black, but also comes in bolder colors such as blue, pink, or purple. Some mascaras also include glitter flecks. There are many different formulas, including waterproof versions for those prone to allerqies or sudden tears. It is often used after an eyelash curler and mascara primer. Many mascaras now have certain components intended.
Makeup was considered unsightly and uncouth in Western culture until the Victorian era. During the Victorian era, social opinion shifted radically towards the promotion of cosmetics, and women were known to spend a majority of their day occupied with beauty regimens. Great efforts were made to create the illusion of long, dark eyelashes.Attempting this, Victorian women made a type of mascara in their own homes.They would heat a mixture of ash or lampblack and elderberry juice on a plate and apply the heated mixture to their eyelashes.
The product that people would recognize as mascara today did not develop until the nineteenth century. A chemist named developed a cosmetic using the newly invented petroleum jelly. The name Rimmel became synonymous with the substance and still translates to [mascara" in the Portuguese, Spanish, Greek, Turkish, Romanian, and Persian languages today.
